ACL Live Shot: Kendrick Lamar

Lone ACL MC will be back – as a headliner

"...peers on blast. He inserted himself into the "best rapper alive" conversation. On Saturday night at ACL he proved..."

Oct. 6, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Black Milk Returns

Detroit MC spins tonight at the Museum of Human Achievement

"...Black Milk, the über-talented Detroit rapper/producer who’s both carried beat pioneer J. Dilla’s Midwest Basement..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Wednesday Rewind

Quiet Company gets Rock-afired, plus Darden Smith and Kydd Jones

"...Rock-afired, the Invincible Czars bastardize Iron Maiden, and Austin rapper Kydd Jones makes his way through the locally shot..."

Nov. 3, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Mind on his Money

Chamillionaire defends his throne as the Mixtape Messiah.

"...and latest union address, Major Pain. Tonight the Houston rapper reunites with Paul Wall at La Zona Rosa, 1am...."

March 17, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Lil Wayne returns to the Travis County Expo Center

"...July of 2008. Hours later New Orleans’ most eccentric rapper delivered, by his own account, “a full-blown rock show,”..."

Jan. 6, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Sixth Sense

"...seen among hip-hoppers. More than any other commercial musician, rappers must constantly walk a very thin line separating authentic..."

Sept. 11, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Much Ado About Nothing

DC rapper Wale makes a splash

"...a lot to say. I first heard the DC rapper when he blasted off on the opening track of..."

Aug. 5, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Scanlines

Parappa the Rapper

"...probably like it too. I wholeheartedly recommend Parappa the Rapper — it's like Simon, only it's more cheesy. —..."

May 1, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Music: Must-See Hip-Hop

Rap royalty and rising stars

"...recently, his loose single "Devastated" pushed the Pro Era rapper slightly over into the mainstream, utilizing Atlanta-influenced flows...."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Hip-Hop on the Verge

Austin finally cemented a scene, but who will break out nationally?

"...Months before becoming only the second local rapper to play the Austin City Limits Music Festival –..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Make Your Mama Proud

Profile of local rapper MC Overlord.

"...he was going to pursue a career as a rapper rather than a degree from the University of Texas...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Quesada (Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Echocentrics, Ocote Soul Sounds) and rapper Eric Burton hits the ground running with a forthcoming..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Black Elvis

"...at KoolKeith.net is the "Persona" page, a cataloging of rapper Keith Thornton's ever-shifting roster of aliases and alter-egos. Since..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

The film story of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's tough road to success is so melodramatic that if it weren't real it would be laughable.

"...of the rise, bullet-riddled fall, and rise again of rapper 50 Cent. His last film, 2002’s luminous, moving In..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...80 recommendations to discover next week. Emerging bands, innovative rappers, solo singer-songwriters, experimental ensembles, K-pop collectives – it’s all..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...America and Dreaming In Color, an excellent treatise on rapper life and sociopolitical issues. – Kahron Spearman..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Lizzo City Limits

“Truth Hurts” star’s historic audience, and other ACL Fest weekend one standouts

"...In a flurry of funny non sequiturs, surreal Philly rapper Tierra Whack inquired if it was anyone's birthday at..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music's Hip-Hop Hierarchy

From up-and-comers to rap royalty, 20 key sets to see

"...member of Chicago's Savemoney crew, which includes Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, and Saba, Joey Davis fits the bill..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Turnt Up

The Weird City Hip-Hop Festival returns as a single-day rap off

"...Weird City Hip-Hop Festival, one of its organizers, local rapper Adam Protextor, shocked the local scene last month by..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...Cantina There's a lot more to nerdcore than whiteboy rappers with Ph.D.s and a list of Firefly references. Anglo-Austin..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

Austin Filmmaker Brings Her Rap Drama Back Home

Katherine Propper finds family in Lost Soulz at Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival

"...film, in a which a young musician, East Austin rapper Sol (Sauve Sidle), gets in the van with a..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Arkestra, Nineties rock ascension squad Die Spitz, and Best Rapper Deezie Brown – that anchor a half-dozen core ATX..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular, street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate family..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...16, 2015). A constantly growing pool of resilient local rappers spanning a multitude of sounds finally appears primed to..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...Demi Grace, royal ATL duo the Queendom, and powerhouse rapper Quanna...."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Welcome to the Jungle: Guns N’ Roses Will Headline ACL Fest 2019

Plus Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, the Cure, and Mumford

"...account of a foot injury. The “This is America” rapper/singer, who flirted with live performance retirement, headlined Coachella earlier..."

April 30, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top 20 Hip-Hop Artists at SXSW Music

"...Breaking ground on 2017's debut EP Lesson Learned, Australian rapper Rich Kwame Amevor then followed up with last year's..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Step, 9:30pm; Sat. 17, the Main II, 10:15pm Colombia rapper/producer Ali Rey Montoya came up on a steady diet..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Six Hip-Hop Acts to See at ACL

Can’t-miss evening and afternoon acts keep the beats coming

"...1pm, HomeAway stage Like Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper, self-proclaimed indigo child Raury is helping usher in a..."

Sept. 27, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

'I'm Worse Than Prince'

Bump & Hustle's marathon Kool Keith interview, sound-bitten

"...“Good rappers listen to all the rappers. If you’re a closed..."

Nov. 11, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

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